I just love cool games for kids that are fun while providing an opportunity to strengthen skills. My kids had a good time racing against the clock in this Fine Motor Marble Race and they worked on building fine motor skills at the same time. The game requires concentration and coordination and the more you play, the better you…

I love activities that require very little set up time. First of all, my kids aren’t that patient, so the quicker I can get something ready, the better. But I am also a busy mom like you, and I don’t have all day to prepare activities for my kids. The prep on this Fine Motor Skills…

Today we are enjoying some luck of the Irish with a fun St. Patrick’s Day Shamrock Craft. What I love about this craft is that it doubles as a fine motor activity. Anytime I can combine a fun project with some skill building, I am all for it. Recently we shared some of our favorite Shamrock Activities…

One of the pitfalls of blogging about kids activities is that your kids end up expecting activities. A lot. My four year old asked me to make an activity for her the other day. I didn’t have anything in the hopper and didn’t have a lot of time to prepare something, so I grabbed some…

Do your kids love pony beads as much as mine do? I must admit, I find them very cool and fun myself, as long as they don’t drop on the floor. When these little beads hit the ground they scatter in every direction. I am still finding some under a cabinet that were spilled months…

I loathe bugs. Seriously, anything creepy or crawly just gives me the willies. My good friend Erin, who writes at Love So Munch, says it’s a good thing I have girly girls, because a bug-loving boy would be too much for me. There are some bugs I can tolerate though, like toy bugs. I found…

Welcome to the 5th week of Get Ready for K Through Play, a series that I am taking part in with some of my favorite kid bloggers. The goal is to help you prepare your child for Kindergarten. Last week, I shared a Sight Word Hunt, and this week we are all sharing fun ways to practice Fine Motor…

Here at Mess for Less, we love Fine Motor Skills Activities. We have been having lots of fun with them recently as evidenced by this Q-Tips and Straws Fine Motor Activity. Today we are back with more q-tip fine motor fun, only this time we are adding in some playdough. Everything is more fun with…

Recently, we shared a post on How to Dye Q-Tips. This was incredibly popular and I got a lot of questions of how to use dyed q-tips for play and learning. This Q-Tips and Straws fine motor skills activity was challenging and fun for my kids. There is a color matching and pattern making element as…

We played a really fun game the other day and it takes just a few seconds to set up. I was inspired by a collection of buttons that we have. We have used buttons in the past in this Counting Game with Buttons and Muffin Cups. Buttons make great manipulatives and can be used for…

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